Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5438 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland is 0.5438 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland peaked at 0.5761 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4744 LPIA, in 2012.
Finland ranks 29th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.501 LPIA | 0.4744 LPIA | 0.5455 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5546 LPIA | 0.5438 LPIA | 0.5761 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland was 0.5438 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5761 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4744 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release